Old Jerusalem: Matathias, spiteful over his lover's illness, spits on Jesus along the road to Calvary, and is cursed to live endlessly until His return. The Crusades, 1150: Matathias, now an anonymous knight, competes for glory in combat and for the wife of a soldier. Palermo, 1290: Matteos Battadios witnesses the death of his young son, leading to conflict with his wife over whether to take comfort in Christianity. Seville, 1560: Dr Matteos Battadios dedicates himself to the treatment and comfort of the poor, but his life and work are endangered by the arrival of the Spanish Inquisition.
Stars: Conrad Veidt, Marie Ney, Basil Gill, Cicely Oates, Anne Grey, Bertram Wallis
Crew: Maurice Elvey (Director), Jack Harris (Editor), Cathleen Mann (Costume Designer), H. Fowler Mear (Screenplay), E. Temple Thurston (Theatre Play), Hugo Riesenfeld (Music Director)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Twickenham Film Studios
Runtime: 110 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 15, 1933
IMDb: 3.4
